Papilionanthe teres

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Papilionanthe teres']

• অসমীয়া: ভাটৌ ফুল
• 中文: 凤蝶兰
• 中文（简体）: 凤蝶兰
• 中文（繁體）: 鳳蝶蘭
• 中文（香港）: 鳳蝶蘭
• 中文（臺灣）: 尖葉萬代蘭

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Vandeae • Subtribus: Aeridinae • Genus: Papilionanthe • Species: Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. (1915)

Synonyms
Basionym Dendrobium teres Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 485 (1832) Homotypic synonyms Vanda teres (Roxb.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 217 (1833) Heterotypic synonyms Vanda teres var. candida Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1875(2): 225 (1875)

Type species

Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

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  Papilionanthe teres
  (as syn.
  Vanda teres)
  plate 1809 in:
  Edwards's Bot. Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 21,
  (1836)
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  Papilionanthe teres
  (as syn.
  Vanda teres)
  plate 4114 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 70,
  (1844)
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  Papilionanthe teres
  (as syn.
  Vanda teres
  var. candida)
  Plate 409 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)
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  Papilionanthe teres
  (as syn.
  Vanda teres)
  Plate 475 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)
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  Papilionanthe teres
  (as syn.
  Vanda teres)
  plate 27 in:
  Frederick Sander:
  Reichenbachia I,
  (1888)
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  Papilionanthe teres
  (as syn.
  Vanda teres)
  plate 285 in:
  G.King & R.Pantling:
  The Orchids of the
  Sikkim-Himalaya
  Calcutta (1898)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Papilionanthe teres.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Papilionanthe teres